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GardaÃ­ investigating gardaÃ­ was bound to damage Shatter politically... so what on earth made him decide to do it?

AUTHOR(S)

CORMAC LUCEY

PUB. DATE

May 2013

SOURCE

Daily Mail;5/18/2013, p25

SOURCE TYPE

Newspaper

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

WHEN allegations first surfaced that gardaÃ­ might be improperly cancelling fixed penalty points, Alan Shatter had little choice about ordering a formal inquiry into the matter. What was alleged was simply too serious a charge. However, the Justice Minister did have a choice over who he should ask to carry out that inquiry.

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